The attorney for the Scotts said Tuesday that they are “grateful” to the man who came forward with the video.

“There is nothing that can bring their son and brother back,” said the lawyer, L. Chris Stewart of Atlanta. “But they are relieved that charges were filed.”

The lawyer said Scott may have tried to run because he owed child support, which can get someone sent to jail in South Carolina until it’s paid.

The shooting took place in the wake of cases in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island in which black men died in confrontations with white officers, incidents that have sparked a national debate about police brutality.

North Charleston Police Chief Eddie Driggers said at a press conference that he was dumbfounded by the video revelations.

“I have been around this police department a long time and all the officers on this force, the men and women, are like my children,” he said. “So you tell me how a father would react seeing his child do something. I’ll let you answer that yourself.”